“What he has done is very irresponsible of a Kikuyu elder of his caliber. Why is he bringing up such an issue at a time when the country is headed to a general election? His remarks would ignite ethnic clashes because communities supporting the opposition might believe that then elections were rigged,” its chairperson, Njoroge Karatu, said as quoted by the Star.

The elders further said that Macharia is speaking on behalf of Raila because the ODM leader has sensed defeat in the coming general election.